adenomyoma
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Adenomyoma is a tumor (-oma) including components derived from glands (adeno-) and muscle (-my-). It is a type of complex and mixed tumor, and several variants have been described in the medical literature. Uterine adenomyoma, the localized form of uterine adenomyosis, is a tumor composed of endometrial gland tissue and smooth muscle in the myometrium. Adenomyomas containing endometrial glands are also found outside of the uterus, most commonly on the uterine adnexa but can also develop at distant sites outside of the pelvis. Gallbladder adenomyoma, the localized form of adenomyomatosis, is a
Research
1,013 papers- Cystic adenomyoma surgery.Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction · 2022
- Extrauterine adenomyoma of the lesser omentum: A case report and review of the literature.Medicine · 2022
- Extrauterine adenomyoma: a review of the literature.European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2018
- Atypical polypoid adenomyoma.International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2021
- Adenomyoma of the ampulla of Vater mimicking malignancy: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Signs and symptoms
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Causes
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Diagnosis
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Treatment
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Prognosis
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- Epidemiology
- Uterine Adenomyoma
- Extrauterine Adenomyoma
- Gallbladder Adenomyoma
- See also
- References
- External links
Adenomyoma is a tumor (-oma) including components derived from glands (adeno-) and muscle (-my-). It is a type of complex and mixed tumor, and several variants have been described in the medical literature. Uterine adenomyoma, the localized form of uterine adenomyosis, is a tumor composed of endometrial gland tissue and smooth muscle in the myometrium. Adenomyomas containing endometrial glands are also found outside of the uterus, most commonly on the uterine adnexa but can also develop at distant sites outside of the pelvis. Gallbladder adenomyoma, the localized form of adenomyomatosis, is a polypoid tumor in the gallbladder composed of hyperplastic mucosal epithelium and muscularis propria.
==Classification== left|thumb|300x300px|High magnification micrograph of uterine adenomyoma.
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